get sauced

I am
and I have been making this for years

"gil's q shack's sweet heat"

made this batch for a rack of spare ribs

used it today for super burgers

works fine and dandy where ever you put it

plus it's a thousand times exponentially better than ketchup

this is sick

praline bacon

well - I made this instead

deviled eggs

uppity mountain hippy headwear hatband

looks like a corner in a proshop

two of three iron sets I gave a go to this season

the old irons are unwilling to leave or be replaced

they're just too comfortable

that's just ridicurous...

this can only mean one thing...

more baking!

I don't know if I am excited by this or dreading it...

the good news is I'll only be doing a couple batches of cookies

maybe some deviled eggs...

during this latest baking binge we went through astronomical amounts of butter

"are you trying to turn us into a buncha fatasses sitting around on Christmas day?"

anyways, I've decided too that I will revert back to using labels

indexing just makes good sense to me 

especially if I need to find something in the future...

a day late and a dollar short

but happy easter or as I prefer resurrection sunday

I'll leave the preaching to the professionals

nothing'll make a chiddler smile like a holidaze hot dog

sparky likes it

 well except maybe candy

she got that in the morning

lunch today - leftover burger and home-made fries

just look at those fries!

dumpchix

for breakfast...

mmm mmm good

or something like that...

photodump...

my woodpile is growing

vivid carrots

crispy refreshing bright celery

end result = one kickass pot of  homemade from scratch dumpchix

oh one from the shoppe

we're working

texaz grill

way back when in 1985 a restaurant called lonestar steakhouse opened up

located in the corner of a strip mall in the former home of carlos o'brien's 

a wildly popular and fun though mediocre mexican food joint

which moved on to bigger (better?  nah) digs

this means that I've been going to texaz grill for 26 years now

wow

 the place has its kitschy charm no doubt

decorated in an all things texas scheme it is fun to browse all the memorabilia

juke box is well stocked w/ old school country honkytonkin' swing music

anyways once the national chain lonestar arrived in the valley a name change was forced

a contest was held and texaz grill declared the winner

a much better name if you ask me

as usual I start my meal w/ one of these

great stuff served in a little glass we call a jumbo back in wisconsin

I used to order a celis white but they stopped offering it...

shiner bock is a pleasant and suitable replacement

dining with us the lovely tanya tucker

this place is renowned for their chicken fried steaks and rightfully so

I challenge anyone to find better anywhere in town

might be able to chase down a better one in texas somewhere

I'm not sure

since we showed up for lunch

(again a relatively late one so the rush was over)

I opted to have the (surprise!) chicken fried steak

just look at the size of that thing!  fork tender as always

and also as always quite filling and satisfying

I only order this for lunch as you get TWO(!) if you order it for dinner

alas w/ no corn : - [

two of those monsters is just too much for one sitting though it does make for a viable leftover lunch option the next day

if I'm eating dinner (and it's available) I get the smoked prime rib

another best in town dish

the smokey tenderness is nearly impossible to describe

though it does distinguish it from all other prime ribs around

the lunch special on this day was a texas dip snad

presumably prepared from last night's leftover prime rib

anita wisely decided to get that...

she would normally order the cfs

good choice 

it was wonderful

w/ steak fries au jus and bbq sauce

damn good shit

service as always is prompt friendly and welcoming

I cannot say enough about how good this place is

it's all good no great

texaz grill is located on the ne corner of bethany home and 16th street
get yo ass over there and get some

coming soon...

a culinary tour of the town

today we'll visit this place...

which is simply fuggin' awesome

I used to eat lunch there every wednesday

but it's been a couple of years since I've eaten there

that will be remdied today

you betcha

more to follow...

playoff post

I picked up this t-shirt Christmas evening during our white elephant gift exchange

I like everything about it - color - design and most of all the restaurant

it is a very busy little hole in the wall on 38th street and indian school

sliders are the signature dish I guess, but there is so much on the menu that I want to try

nevertheless I always end up grabbing a couple sliders and a chili cheese dog and a budweiser

they even have brats as a special twice a week and you  can't beat that w/ a stick

unfortunately  I no longer live nearby though my mom, brother and sister do...

anyways, if I could that's where I'd be getting my weekend football grub

segueing to...this weekend's playoff predictions

after perfectly picking last week's games, this round is a little tougher

toughest game of the week to pick and prolly play...

I see the steelers over the ravens, despite the ravens being one of my favorite teams

I'll be rooting for them, but all the intangibles point to pittsburgh

my big game of the week - packers over falcons

falcons barely won week 12 despite near perfection from ryan and >100 yds from turner

again, I enjoy watching the falcons play, but I'm afraid I bleed green and gold baby

bears over seahawks - the cinderella run is over

UNLESS...seachix d can get steady pressure on cutler and rattle his fragile mental constitution
forcing oh let's say four turnovers
which is actually something I'd rather enjoy seeing
we hate the bears

is anyone picking the jets over the patriots?

not me even though it means again picking against one of my favorite teams

I'd sure like to see LT go for >100, but I don't think sanchez quite has what it takes

and no one is better prepared for this kinda game than the patriots

back to food...

made chicken and dumplings last night

mise en place

finished dish
it was delightful and I'm fixing to have a bowl once I sign off hear...

because we need something...

and they're purty

caramelizing apples for le tarte tatin

which my wife wants on the menu for new year's eve

easy once I fugured it out

holidaze baking

tarte tatin

old-fashioned apple pie

my favorite

another favorite
cheesy scalloped potatoes

hungry yet?
I am

happy holidaze

comfort food

or cooking 101

 

prepped

resting

somewhere I read about the difficulty of properly roasting a chicken

it is not difficult

rather simple actually

and delicious

it's friday night

which mean fishfry

wish you were here?

there's plenty of beer

oh well too late
the beer is gone

tasted great

an early and delicious dinner

looking good!

picked up these great looking short ribs from double check ranch in winkelman, az

at the farmers market last  sunday morning

tomorrow they'll be braising in guiness

I can't wait

postcard perfect produce

we visited the local farmers market this morning

rainbow chard

colorful carrots

beets

fresh local flavored pasta

pickles and preserves

some of our bounty

m.i.a. are the 4lbs of short ribs to be braised later this week...

lunch from the bounty

happy thanksgiving

 yesterday I baked an apple pie for this evening's festivities

give thanks with a joyous heart for all your blessings

on the day

that the badgers host the sun devils

we show you green beans

and potato chips

enjoy the weekend

corn

yes it's corn

tossed in butter lime salt and chives